Lead Hardware Electrical Engineer

THIS POSITION IS NOT OPEN FOR CORP TO CORP

Our client, a prestigious Federal contractor is seeking a motivated, career and customer oriented, Electrical Engineer responsible for designing, developing, and testing computer hardware, including computer systems, circuit boards, power supplies and other peripherals. Build systems to fit within specified and varied size requirements. Supervise the manufacturing, production, and installation of the parts.

Primary responsibilities:
- Supervise technicians and other engineers during development phase.
- Design and oversee the production of computer hardware equipment.
- Test and re-test parts to ensure they work properly.
- Identify and isolate defects through logical troubleshooting.
- Deconstruct existing systems for parts analysis and repair.
- Build computer hardware models with COTS parts for testing and development in extreme temperature environment.
- Design and test circuits and other electronic components.
- Test work and refine processes.
- Integrate components into the final design.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the design and change if necessary.
- Estimate cost, reliability, and safety factors.
- Create Bill of Materials (BOM).
- Use computers extensively to produce and analyze designs.
- Generate specifications for parts.
- Control the efficiency of processes.
- Build, test and modify product prototypes.
- Analyze information and recommend appropriate hardware to users.
- Specify power supply requirements and configuration.
- Retrieve data for analysis of system capabilities.
- Create and evaluate Purchase Card Requests
- Evaluate and approve that vendor quotes meet technical requirements
- Maintain documentation for assembly/build instructions
- Design, redesign, and maintain small simple circuit board designs
- Provide phone support on hardware issues to field personnel as needed

- Bachelor-s degree and five (5) years or more experience; Masters and three (3) years or more experience; PhD and 0 years related experience.
- Minimum 2 years lead/management experience
- Proficient at measuring, using drills, cutters and other workbench power tools in performance of duties.
- Experience working with metal, plastics, and composites.
- Experience with equipment housing and mounting design and prototyping
- Electrical, industrial, and mechanical engineering experience helpful
- Soldering and circuit board rework experience a plus.